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Frequency adverbs: position
Focus Grammar
Description Practise how to put adverbs of frequency in the right place inside the sentence.
Instructions Order these sentences so the adverb of frequency comes in the right position.
 
Items
in the mornings. / am / very tired / usually / Something is the matter with me. I
 
what to say / never / I / know
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
John / is / late / often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
in blue / very often / dresses / She
 
go / three times a week / I / to the gym
 
once a month / go / to the hairdresser's / usually / I
 
never / find / can / You / your car keys
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
My parents / very often / to help me / come
 
eat / hardly ever / oranges / I
 
have to go / shopping / I / day in, day out
 
saw / I / five times / it
 
I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need / some petrol
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
feel tired? / you / Do / often
 
My car / several times a year / breaks down
 
at home? / you / Do / have lunch / usually
 
Begin the sentence with SHE
when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely
 
never / can / listen / They
 
Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY
she / Yesterday, / me / twice / phoned
 
almost never / My parents / go on holiday
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
pizza / for dinner / Mike / eats / often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
in green? / dress / always / Can / I
 
Tom / will / if you need it / rarely / help you
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
They / need / some help with the homework / usually
 
asking me questions / always / is / She
 
Do / you / go / every day / ? / to the gym
 
go / do / often / How / you / to the disco?
 
I / at 8 a.m. / always / get up
 
soup / have / We / every other day
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
always / ? / Does / Kevin / win
 
usually / once a year / I / to the dentist / go
 
Total number of items: 30
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)

ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%)      = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%)      = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)

Word order:

One-word adverbs

Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach

Two words or more

At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)

How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4

These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week